SpaceX ‘pinky promises’ no bad impacts for Louisiana locals — then forced to backtrack
In a tense meeting, SpaceX managers told locals the massive spaceport won’t affect them at all. Then locals pressed for specifics.
Jorgelina Manna-Rea
Jorgelina Manna-Rea joined the Desk in 2026 as a Report for America corps member. She is an environmental reporter for Six Rivers Media in Northeast Tennessee. Before moving to Tennessee, she was a producer at WAMU and NPR’s live talk show 1A. She graduated from the University of South Florida in Tampa.